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English
Etymology 1
From crop + -ful.
Adjective
cropful (comparative more cropful, superlative most cropful)
- Having a full crop (belly); satiated.
a. 1645, John Milton, “L’Allegro”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, , London: Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, , published 1646, →OCLC:Through the high wood echoing shrill:
Basks at the fire his hairy strength ;
Sometime walking, not unseen,
And cropful out of doors he slings
Etymology 2
From crop + -ful.
Noun
cropful (plural cropfuls)
- Enough to fill the crop of a bird.
2000, Bernard Stonehouse, The Last Continent: Discovering Antarctica, page 105:They are waiting for their parents to return from the sea with cropfuls of fish, squid, krill, or whatever else passes for breakfast.
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